Int’l conman held for cheating garment export companies

Delhi Police have arrested an international conman who was indulged in cheating garment export companies and recovered computers and other articles used in preparing forged documents.

The accused has been identified as Deva Ambu Salvin, alias Peter (62), who has cheated several companies worth Rs 15 crores.

According to police, the managing director of a export company in South Delhi filed a complaint in May, 2015, one Peter visited their office and introduced himself as Director / owner of a Buying House Agency. He induced them by delivering various forged orders and multiple bank securities to export, deliver and supply approximately one lakh pieces of readymade garments from their factory to one of his principal buyers for a total gross consideration amount of Rs 2 crores and Rs 50 lakh. Peter also collected Rs 42 lakh as commission from them for providing this order.

During investigation, it came to light that all the documents provided to the complainant were fake, bank documents were procured through agents in Hong Kong and the payments were blocked systematically by sending fraudulent emails from various email Ids, posing as the principal buyer/agents, which were being actually sent by Peter himself. During interrogation, it was revealed that accused had employed four persons and one CA to influence the target companies and cheat them. With the motive to cheat companies, the accused had opened a company in the name of Bethel Impex in Ramesh Nagar.